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Dear all,

I am posting this on behalf of Bill Bytheway (OU)

SECONDARY ANALYSIS AND RE-USING ARCHIVED DATA
The Representation of Older People in Ageing Research series Seminar 12

Seminar on Friday, 12 December 2008, 10.00-4.30 at the Centre for Policy on
Ageing, 19 - 23 Ironmonger Row, London EC1V 3QP

The re?use of archived data leads to the creation of new knowledge, new
frameworks of understanding, added themes and a focus on the implications
of time as a process in analysing and contextualising research. This
seminar will examine a wide range of archived data sources, both
qualitative and quantitative, drawing out implications for researchers
interested in age and ageing.

10.00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

10.15 INTRODUCTION
Chairs, Joanna Bornat and Julia Johnson, CABS, The Open University

10.30 UK DATA ARCHIVE: DIVERSE RESOURCES FOR STUDYING OLDER PEOPLE AND
AGEING
Libby Bishop, Senior Research Archivist UK Data Archive, University of
Essex and Timescapes, University of Leeds

There is a growing collection of data, especially qualitative, on older
people and ageing available at the UK Data Archive. Collections include 'On
the Edge of Later Life', a study that investigated the experiences of
people in their fifties, and 'Older Men: Their Social Worlds and Healthy
Lifestyles', a study that investigated masculinity and ageing, with a focus
on men living alone.This presentation will review and explain how to access
data, additional resources and user support for those interested in using
archived data.

11.30 SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE DATA IN AGEING RESEARCH
Christina Victor, Professor of Social Gerontology & Health Services
Research, University of Reading

Quantitative surveys offer the potential to gain new insights into the
nature and experience of old age. This paper will discuss the opportunities
and challenges of using such datasets with the example of a study of
loneliness. It will also examine the potential for re?analysis of data
collected outside the UK and the issues that such projects can pose

12.30 OPEN DISCUSSION

12.45 LUNCH

1.45 RE-USING DATA TO STUDY THE HISTORY OF AGEING AND OLD AGE
Pat Thane, Leverhulme Professor of Contemporary British History, Institute
of Historical Research, University of London

This presentation will discuss the re?use of, mainly, social survey,
interview and official data to study what has changed, or not, in the
experiences and perceptions of old age and ageing in Britain since the late
19th century.

2.45 REVISITING THE ARCHIVES - OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES: A CASE STUDY
FROM THE HISTORY OF GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Joanna Bornat, Professor of Oral History, Leroi Henry, Research Fellow and
Parvati Raghuram, Lecturer, The Open University

In the early 1990s Margot Jefferys and colleagues conducted oral history
interviews with over 50 doctors who pioneered the development of the
geriatric specialty. This collection is archived at the British Library
Sound Archive. Revisiting it revealed an aspect of the history of the
specialty which was not highlighted in the original research: the prominent
role of South Asian overseas trained doctors. A second project, funded by
the ESRC, started in October 2007 with the aim of recording the experiences
of 20 serving and 40 retired South Asian doctors who have worked in
geriatrics in the UK. In this paper we consider the opportunities and
challenges, in relation to content and research methods, in revisiting
archived qualitative data by comparing the two data sets. Specifically we
look at the particular characteristics of the specialty, the significance
of time and ethical issues.

3.45 OPEN DISCUSSION

4.15 CLOSING REMARKS

Fee: £30 including sandwich lunch
For more information and to book a place visit
http://www.cpa.org.uk/events/events.html or contact Angela Clark, Centre
for Policy on Ageing, 25?31 Ironmonger Row, London EC1V 3QP
Tel: 44 (0)20 7553 6500 Fax: 44 (0)20 7553 6501 email: [log in to unmask]
www.cpa.org.uk




Jessica Scantlebury,
Special Collections,
The Library, University of Sussex,
BRIGHTON BN1 9QL, UK
Tel. +44 (0) 1273 678157
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http://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/speccoll/
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